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Minoru Chiaki

Minoru Chiaki

Acting

April 28, 1917 – November 1, 1999 (died at 82)
Hokkaido, Japan
Male
130 Movies

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Minoru Chiaki (千秋 実 Chiaki Minoru) was a Japanese actor who appeared in such films as Akira Kurosawa's Seven Samurai and The Hidden Fortress. In Seven Samurai he was the good-natured samurai Heihachi. Later in his career he appeared as a secondary actor in many Toei films. In 1986 he was given the Best Actor prize at the Japan Academy Prize ceremony for his performance in Toei's Gray Sunset (1985). Description above from the Wikipedia article Minoru Chiaki, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Seven Samurai
Seven Samurai

Seven Samurai

1954 8.4

as Heihachi Hayashida

Age 36 (now 82)
The Hidden Fortress
The Hidden Fortress

The Hidden Fortress

1958 8.0

as Tahei

Age 41 (now 82)
Rashomon
Rashomon

Rashomon

1950 8.0

as Priest

Age 33 (now 82)
Ikiru
Ikiru

Ikiru

1952 8.3

as Noguchi

Age 35 (now 82)
Throne of Blood
Throne of Blood

Throne of Blood

1957 7.9

as Yoshiaki Miki

Age 39 (now 82)
Godzilla Raids Again
Godzilla Raids Again

Godzilla Raids Again

1955 6.0

as Kôji Kobayashi

Age 37 (now 82)
I Live in Fear
I Live in Fear

I Live in Fear

1955 7.3

as Jiro Nakajima

Age 38 (now 82)
The Lower Depths
The Lower Depths

The Lower Depths

1957 7.1

as Former Samurai

Age 40 (now 82)
The Face of Another
The Face of Another

The Face of Another

1966 7.8

as Apartment Superintendent

Age 49 (now 82)
High and Low
High and Low

High and Low

1963 8.4

as First Reporter

Age 45 (now 82)
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island
Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

Samurai III: Duel at Ganryu Island

1956 7.2

as Sasuke the boatman

Age 38 (now 82)
Gigantis, the Fire Monster
Gigantis, the Fire Monster

Gigantis, the Fire Monster

1959 6.4

as Kobayashi (as Mindru Chiaki)

Age 42 (now 82)
The Idiot
The Idiot

The Idiot

1951 7.0

as Mutsuo Kayama, the secretary

Age 34 (now 82)
Stray Dog
Stray Dog

Stray Dog

1949 7.6

as Girlie Show director

Age 32 (now 82)
The Inheritance
The Inheritance

The Inheritance

1962 7.2

as Junichi Fujii

Age 44 (now 82)
Hero of the Red Light District
Hero of the Red Light District

Hero of the Red Light District

1960 8.7

as Jôsuke

Age 43 (now 82)